By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
A Woodland man was taken into custody on a variety of misdemeanor charges, including possession of burglary tools, after he was found trespassing at the Bambauer Towing yard in Orland Wednesday morning, March 2.
At about 6 a.m., Lewis Bambauer learned at least one trespasser was on his property at 4295 Highway 99, just south of Orland. He quickly notified his sons, Scott and Lewis, and law enforcement.
Scott and Lewis arrived at the tow yard first and began searching for the trespasser. They spotted him almost immediately.
According to the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office, when deputies arrived at the business, “Bambauer personnel were on scene prior to law enforcement and reported a subject was running through the property. Deputies located the subject, who was on the roof of one of the business’ buildings.”
Orland police officers also assisted at the incident scene.
The reportedly less-than-cooperative man was eventually identified as Joshua Alton Wright, 33, of 656 McKinley Avenue, Woodland. He initially refused to comply with Deputy Sanzone’s orders to come down off the roof, but jumped from the roof a short time later and was detained.
After searching the business property, deputies found a black backpack with burglary tools. A vehicle had also been found that had been tampered with.
Wright was placed under citizen arrest by Scott Bambauer for multiple offenses, including allegedly resisting or obstructing a public service officer, tampering with a vehicle, loitering on private property, and possession of burglary tools. His bail for these misdemeanors was set at zero dollars.
He was also taken into custody for a Placer County Superior Court warrant (number P21CRM1022) alleging possession of controlled substance paraphernalia (a misdemeanor), driving without a license (a misdemeanor), and improper display of license plates (an infraction). His bail for this warrant was set at $2,000.
Wright was out of jail the same day he was booked into it, a fact that did not please Lewis Bambauer, to put it mildly.
Wright has a long history of encounters with law enforcement in Northern California. On Feb. 6, 2020, he was reportedly arrested by a Yolo County Sheriff’s deputy on charges alleging possession of burglary tools, and possession of controlled substance paraphernalia.
On Dec. 25, 2020, he was reportedly arrested by a Glenn County Sheriff’s deputy on charges alleging possession of a controlled substance, possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, possession of concentrated cannabis, and possession of tear gas by a felon.
On Jan. 5, 2020, he was reportedly arrested by a Dixon police officer on charges alleging possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, and shoplifting.
On March 6, 2021, he was reportedly arrested by a Yuba County Sheriff’s deputy on charges alleging driving while under the combined influence of drugs and alcohol.
On Sept. 12, 2021, he was reportedly arrested by a Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputy on charges alleging conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor, burglary, and possession of burglary tools.
On Nov. 9, 2021, he was reportedly arrested by a Placer County Sheriff’s deputy on charges alleging burglary and a warrant alleging possession of controlled substance paraphernalia. (This may be the same warrant for which he was arrested a week ago here in Glenn County.)
And on Feb. 3, 2022, he was reportedly arrested by a Citrus Heights police officer on charges alleging possession of controlled substance paraphernalia.
Last week’s incident is not the first time someone has trespassed on the Bambauer property for apparently nefarious purposes. Nor is it the first time someone has been caught.
In the early morning of June 1, 2021, two men were arrested. Paul Douglas Blake was taken into custody on charges alleging burglary, possession of burglary tools, and tampering with a vehicle, while Christopher Robert Thompson was arrested on charges alleging burglary, possession of burglary tools, and possession of methamphetamine.
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